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The following monuments and memorials were removed during the George Floyd protests, mainly due to their connections to racism.The majority are in the United States and mostly commemorate the Confederate States of America (CSA), but some monuments were also removed in other countries, for example the statues of slave traders in the United Kingdom.
The following is a list of monument and memorial controversies in the United States excluding those dealing with the Confederate States of America. The first section is a chronological arrangement of monuments and memorials on which some action has already taken place, such as removal, defacement, and destruction.
The Ten Commandments Monument is installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds (behind the Capitol building) in Austin, Texas, United States. The Texas Sunset Red Granite artwork was designed by an unknown artist and erected by the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Texas in 1961. [1] It was the subject of litigation in the Supreme Court case Van Orden v.
The monument was publicly funded. [2] Prior to 1958, the statue was at the city hall. [3] This was the first public monument commissioned by the city government; he was chosen as he fought in favor of the CSA. [4] The site received a Historical Marker (#11938) by the Texas Historical Commission in 1998. [5]
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites†⁕ More images: 414 Loop 92: La Grange: Fayette: THC National Museum of the Pacific War⁕ More images: 340 E. Main St. Fredericksburg: Gillespie
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 December 2024. Statues that commemorate people who collaborated with Nazis The United States has monuments to people who collaborated with the Nazis, that are located in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Alabama, Georgia, and Michigan. Existing Monuments to French collaborators Petain ...
More than 1,400 monuments, street signs and plaques honouring fascism have been put online in the first nationwide attempt to document the symbols of Benito Mussolini's regime that still dot the ...
Our Confederate Soldiers is a Confederate monument in Beaumont, Texas, United States. [1] The memorial was removed and put into storage on June 29, 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd protests . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]